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Welshpool railway station car park is being extended.It is to cope with expected greater demand when four additional services pass through from Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury each day.

Carcraft has brought in administrators to close the company.That is leaving an estimated 550 employees without a job and BEN, the automotive industry charity, has launched an action plan encouraging those affected to turn to them for support.

The Volkswagen board has met to discuss finding a new chairman to fill the void left by Ferdinand Piech’s shock departure last month, sources told Reuters.VW’s 20-member controlling panel, led by interim chairman Berthold Huber, met in Hanover ahead of what is likely to become a tense shareholder meeting on Tuesday but no clear favourite has emerged, it’s understood.

There’s potentially a rough ride ahead for the Renault Nissan alliance.The French Government has pushed through its demands for a bigger say through Renault in the partnership which rescued the Japanese half from bankruptcy in 1999 but Nissan is the more profitable half.

Ford is the latest car maker to join forces with Marmalade insurance to attract younger drivers.The Options pcp now has a deal to fit a black box in the car with Ford contributing to the premium.